Paris Saint-Germain are set to hand a professional debut to 15-year-old defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu in the coming weeks.
The youngster, who is 6 ft 5 and weighs 96 kg, is incredibly well thought of in the French capital and France Football are reporting he is to be given a chance by manager Thomas Tuchel in the next couple of weeks due to a slew of injuries and a packed fixture schedule.
He's been playing with the Under 19's this season but if he makes the step up the senior squad in the near future, Bitshiabu will become the club's youngest ever player.
The current holder of that record is Kingsley Coman, who turned out against Sochaux aged 16 years, eight months and four days seven years ago before later going on to sign for Juventus and Bayern Munich.
Born in May 2005, the centre-back hit headlines in 2017 when the-then-12-year-old absolutely towered over all of his teammates and opposition players during the Promises tournament in Tenerife.
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It was reported that the club had to provide evidence that he was 12 years old due to his remarkable height and size.
His father, Willy, commented on the situation back in July.
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As per Get Football News France, he said: "We want him to continue his youth career in France and to feel good where he is. We want him to sign a professional contract when he is 16. At 15, the human aspect is more important than the financial aspect, we want my son to become a good footballer."
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